63w

Just wondering what everybody thought about propane conversions, just from talking to people they said that they liked it better than FI and didn't feel any power loss.

EWAYota

From what I've read, you can loose a little bit of power, but not a whole lot, same with MPG, might lose 1-2 mpg.

I'd run it if I had a reason too.


I see your in Kenn, where abouts and what you driving? I've just over the bridge.

63w

I drive a 99 tacoma but also have a 87 pickup.

Hayes

I would love to do it, but you can't pass emissions - so if that's a concern...

85TurboRunner

Wouldn't it give you cleaner emissions?

Hayes

probably but it doesn't meet safety standards...you know the millions of dollars of research and testing to make things extremely safe, or at least as much as possible.

nix4x4

So, forgive my ignorance, but what is the primary purpose for wanting to run off propane? I think if I remember right I heard that, in serious off-camber situations, the chances of stalling out are less. Is this right?

85TurboRunner

If your truck is carbed it will stall out at extreme angles, if you switch over to propane you can run your truck at any angle or even roll it over and it still gets fuel, plus you can get rid of all the gas related parts, tank, fuel lines etc. And theres less to go wrong with a propane set up.

nix4x4

So, can you run propane on fuel injection?

Hayes

yes. www.gotpropane.com.

Gets you off gasoline too.

EWAYota

you can run on propane with fi, gotpropane.com

where we are, we don't have emissions so he'd be alright in doing it. I think in some places you have to pay a propane tax though.

TrikeKid

You have to find a place that sells propane for road going vehicles (that will have the road taxes added in) to be completely legal. I thought about it for my truck later down the road, but the nearest station that sells "road" propane is 20 miles out of my way for almost anything.

nix4x4

So, basically there's no way to run propane on a 3.0?

85TurboRunner

No propane for the 3.0. If your already injected its not really worth the conversion anyway.

CyMoN

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=490223

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Alter...o-Propane.aspx

4Crawler

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Go find your local propane distributor and ask if they now of any motor conversion shops. When I converted my old Landcruiser to LPG, it was done at a local propane shop. They had no off the shelf kit, per se, but pieced up the various Impco parts to do the swap. A little harder with EFI, but all depends on if you want a 100% conversion or a dual fuel setup (mine was 100% propane).

ToyBotz

i looked for a kit at gotpropane.com, there sweet, but a kit for my 84 is about $900.00, to much for me to make mytruck not street legal. as far as carbs not being able to withstand the sheer virtical rocks i climb, b/s mine has never stalled out do to flooding

TrikeKid

It is street legal. Some states you even get a break for running an alternative fuel.

WSUWESTON

That's true. I checked into it and might still do it. My local Uhaul will fill the tank and you get a price break from what they have listed.

Victor

Buses and other heavy vehicle fleets like to convert to LPG for the tax breaks - plus it puts out a lot less emissions when compared to diesel. Fewer parts to go wrong also. The reliability of a fleet is supposed to improve on LPG.